Man jailed for sexual assault 20 years ago

A man from the Forest of Dean has been jailed after he was found guilty of several counts of sexually abusing a boy around 20 years ago.

41 year old Wayne Harris of Smithy Close, Coleford was sentenced to six years in custody after a jury found him guilty of six offences against the child.

During the sentencing hearing, a statement from the victim was read out in court, which detailed how he had started to drink alcohol and use drugs after Harris sexually abused him when he was a child.

He added: "Since I was a kid I have always had problems with anger. I was always getting kicked out of school."

Harris denied that anything of a sexual nature had occurred with the child, telling the court that the victim had made up the story, however the jury found him guilty.